one of the most important experience while growing up in pune, is the time spent in 'Hotel Vaishali' or just 'Vaish'........ the morning ritual of catching the correct table, and ensuring there is a constant relay of musical chairs so that one can witness the city come to life ... the health freak, the tennis patu, the bunch of old men in the undersized shorts and of course the most important ingredient 'Young Teenage Girls 'also referred to as 'saaman, tappa, chick, item......etc etc.... from the nearby colleges.....the sharing of the 2 rupee coffee several times before the pocket for the day is empty, all of the above while there is a constant intense discussions on the topics of the day..... politics, music, sports, fashion, new relationships, family gossip.. the list is endless and the knowledge shared even more epic in its essence. if ever there is a manuscript which had documented that.. all the googles and face books of the worlds would have been put to shame... jus shudder even now when i recall the conversations that took place day in and day out.... jus until somebody said' Aye bas na, dokyachi mandai karu nako' :)how the days passed by as the above episode unfolded itself like clockwork beats me, this i was one place which can claim to be the pioneer of a chat room, social community, digital network, data centre, KPO ..etc etc.. !
cant imagine this same scenario now, where it is so so crowded that there is no concept 'waiting on your coffee' , now its just walk in , wait, sit, order, eat, pay and you are out.. where is the question of a meaningful existence....
Yeah yeah I really miss the vaish hangouts of the 1990's !
